ACT politics: ACT Integrity Commissioner Michael Adams QC told budget estimates it was looking "increasingly likely" that public hearings will be held over the contracts.
Coronavirus: The deaths of a man in his 70s, a woman in her 80s and two men in their 80s, has brought the total number of lives lost in the pandemic to 121.
Public service:Former Australian consular service head, Ian Kemish, says there is a false narrative that public servants "have cushy jobs and that they live in a remote place called Canberra".
Court: David Tavake Mailau, also known as Tevita Tui'tavake Mailau, successfully appealed on Tuesday against the severity of the initial sentence imposed by the ACT Magistrates Court.
Weather: The temperature was recorded at -6.3 degrees just before 6am, a fraction less frosty than the -6.5 degrees on July 30, the coldest morning in four years.
Federal politics: As businesses across multiple industries indicate they're being hampered by skills shortages, it's estimated more than 100,000 overseas workers remain for visa processing.
Cost of living: With the fuel excise set to run out in September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has left the door open to keeping the tax cut in place for longer.
